Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

However, Gao Shun and Chen Gong both refused.

They were Cao Ang's subjects, so how could they dare to go alone to meet the enemy? What if Cao Ang raided their lair?
So Gao Shun and Chen Gong politely declined Yuan Shao's kindness.

Yuan Shao had no choice but to send Xiahou Yuan to lead a large army to fight Cao Ang.

After receiving the order, Xiahou Yuan reorganized his troops and rushed to Yanzhou that night to intercept Cao Ang.

On the other side, Cao Ang led his army to the border between Hebei and Yanzhou.

Cao Ang’s target was Yecheng.

"My lord, our army is about to reach Yecheng." Lu Bu said excitedly.

Cao Ang nodded, he knew that Yecheng was just ahead.

After a while, Cao Ang suddenly stopped.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?" Lu Bu asked hurriedly.

"There is an ambush!" Cao Ang commanded calmly.

Ambush? Lu Bu carefully checked the surroundings and found something wrong: "My lord, I will go and clear the ambush immediately."

"No need, now that I've been exposed, I don't need to hide anything. The entire army is on alert!" Cao Ang stopped Lu Bu and shouted loudly.

Lu Bu didn't know why Cao Ang did this.

Cao Ang had been paying attention to the situation around him, and he noticed that five or six groups of masked men in black appeared around him.

These people in black were holding sharp blades. They were obviously assassins, and their origins were still unknown.

Cao Ang knew that he had encountered assassins, and these people were most likely sent by Yuan Shao.

"Archers, get ready! Release your arrows!" Lu Bu immediately ordered the archers to shoot.

Unfortunately, these men in black didn’t even have a chance to dodge and were shot to death on the spot by the dense rain of arrows.

"My lord, I will chase the thief immediately!"

When Lu Bu saw that so many men in black were shot dead by his own archers in one wave, he was full of admiration and immediately found an excuse to escape.

Cao Ang waved his hand: "No need to track."

Lu Bu was stunned for a moment and asked, "My lord, could it be that the thief escaped?"

"That's right! They have gone far away." Cao Ang said with a smile.

Lu Bu was dumbfounded. It was the first time he had encountered such a thing. The thief actually escaped.

"You two follow me." Cao Ang turned around and continued moving forward.

Lu Bu didn’t understand why Cao Ang asked them to follow him. Did he have other arrangements?

"Fengxian, what do you think our lord wants us to do?" Zhao Yun said with a little surprise.

Lu Bu shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. The two of them followed Cao Ang for about an hour before Cao Ang stopped.

Cao Ang jumped off his horse and said with a smile, "We are here."

Lü Bu and Zhao Yun were both confused. Where was this place? It didn't look like it was near Yecheng at all.

Cao Ang looked at Lü Bu and Zhao Yun with a smile, then pointed ahead and said, "Look what that is?"

Lu Bu looked carefully and found a huge city not far ahead, which was Yecheng in Jizhou.

"Yecheng?" Lu Bu murmured.

Cao Ang patted Lu Bu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Fengxian, this is my gift to you. From today on, you will be the true master of Yecheng."

When Lu Bu heard that Cao Ang had given Ye City to him, he immediately knelt on the ground and said excitedly: "Thank you very much, my lord, for your generous gift. I am willing to swear my loyalty to you until my death."

Cao Ang helped Lü Bu up and said with relief: "Fengxian, I have always regarded you as a brother. I believe you can help me. I know your loyalty very well."

When Lu Bu heard Cao Ang's words, tears filled his eyes.

“Okay, you two go and take down the defense of Yecheng.

Remember to hurry up! I'm waiting for your good news here." Cao Ang said to Lu Bu and Zhao Yun.

Lu Bu and Zhao Yun immediately went to carry out the mission. Cao Ang stood there, looking at Yecheng, muttering in his heart.

"Yuan Shao, oh Yuan Shao, let us decide the winner this time."

"Report to the lord, the enemy has breached the west gate of Yecheng and has now entered the city."

A scout ran to Yuan Tan and reported anxiously.

"What?" Yuan Tan was shocked.

"Quickly summon General Wen Chou! Let him lead the elite troops to support Yecheng!" Yuan Tan shouted loudly.

"Yes!" The scout left again.

After a while, Wen Chou appeared in front of Yuan Tan. Wen Chou bowed and said.

"My Lord, what happened? Why are you so nervous?"

Yuan Tan said solemnly, "I just received a report from the scouts that the Han emperor has sent troops to attack Yecheng and has already breached the west gate."

"What? How is this possible?!" Wen Chou said in surprise.

Yuan Tan sighed and said, "It's true."

"My lord, why did the Han emperor want to attack Yecheng?" Wen Chou asked puzzledly.

"If the Han Emperor wants to swallow Youzhou, he must take Yecheng," Yuan Tan explained.

Wen Chou suddenly realized and became even more worried.

Yecheng was Yuan Shao’s base camp, where a lot of food and military supplies were stored. If Yecheng was lost, Yuan Shao’s strength would be reduced by at least half.

"My lord, please make a decision quickly. Otherwise, Yecheng may not be able to be defended." Wen Chou advised.

"I have made the decision." Yuan Tan said firmly.

"Send a message to all the armies, asking them to quickly move south to assist Yecheng in resisting the Han army.

If anyone dares to disobey military orders, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Wen Chou was shocked by Yuan Shao's courage, but felt it was a little inappropriate.

Yuan Tan ignored Wen Chou's reaction and immediately went down to mobilize troops.

Wen Chou could only do as Yuan Shao wanted.

Yuan Tan ordered all troops to march towards Donglai County, which was his plan long ago.

However, what he didn't expect was that the Han army was too fast, causing his plan to fail.

But Yuan Tan did not regret it, because he had already set his sights on higher-level goals.

Cao Ang's target was Yuan Shao's lair, so he acted quickly and occupied two-thirds of Youzhou's land in just a few days.

Yuan Shang, the heir of the Yuan family, was also very angry because he sent envoys to ask for peace.

As a result, Cao Ang ignored him completely, which made him feel deeply humiliated.

Although Yuan Shang disliked Yuan Shu, he thought Yuan Shu was a coward.

But he was a descendant of the Yuan family after all, and Cao Ang did not give the Yuan family face, which made Yuan Shang feel ashamed.

Although Yuan Shang was angry, he still hoped that Cao Ang would surrender.

Yuan Shang believed that as long as Cao Ang surrendered, he would definitely be made a prince, which would be a good thing for the Yuan family.

Cao Ang did not agree to Yuan Shang's request. Instead, he gathered all the noble families from various counties in Youzhou under his command.

In this way, Cao Ang had millions of noble families under his command, and his army was strong enough to intimidate Youzhou.

Cao Ang acted quickly, and Yuan Shang reacted quickly as well. He also began to recruit the noble families in Youzhou.

Although these aristocratic families are not as powerful as Liu Bei, the Yuan family wants to control the entire Youzhou.

It would be absolutely impossible without the support of a noble family.

So the two forces began to fight each other, and in the end both sides were at a disadvantage. (End of this chapter)